City Directory Entry for Italian Importing Company

ID: 62 ~ Source: Entry: Italian Importing Company. R.L. Polk & Co.'s Des Moines city, Valley Junction and Polk County Directory: Des Moines, 1906. ~ Digital source: Internet Archive.
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City Directory Entry for Italian Importing Company

Listing for Italian Importing Company. Peter Dapolonia, Pres.; Joseph Chiesa, V-Pres; Egidio Romano, Sec and Treas; Sole Agents for Val Blatz and Monarch Beers, Wholesale Wine and Liquors and Importers of Fancy Groceries, Olive Oils and Macaroni; Office 319 Depot; Saloons opp CRI & P Depot, 116 4th, 301 w so 4th, 520 Elm, 322 8th, Grocery 300 w so 4th; Warehouse 300 w so A. (See opp.)

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According to a Des Moines Register article, Egidio Romano came to Des Moines from Italy by way of Omaha, Kansas City, and then St. Paul.  Romano started his fruit stand in Des Moines in 1891 and eventually became the Secretary-Treasurer of the…